Here is a collection of responses to the internal investigation that found Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegation against Jerry Sandusky for fear of bad publicity.

Spanier was released by District Judge William Wenner on $125,000 unsecured bond and did not comment as he left court. A preliminary hearing on his charges of perjury, endangering the welfare of children, conspiracy and failure to report is scheduled for Nov. 16.

Defense attorney Elizabeth Ainslie said Spanier is "not guilty, absolutely," and she disputed prosecutors' claims that he conspired with Tim Curley, the university's athletic director, and Gary Schultz, a former vice president, both of whom are awaiting trial.

"This wasn't a conspiracy of silence," Anslie said -- referring to the words used by Attorney General Linda Kelly last week. "It is absolutely ridiculous. Dr. Spanier was never given a chance to speak to this grand jury, to give his side of the story. We look forward to the chance to present his side of the story."

Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted in June of sexually abusing young boys -- some of them on campus.

"They essentially turned a blind eye to the serial predatory acts committed by Jerry Sandusky," Kelly said last week.

Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno were forced out by Penn State's Board of Trustees after Sandusky's arrest last year. Paterno died in January and was never charged with any crimes.

When Kelly was asked if Paterno would have faced charges if he was still alive, she said, "I'm not going to speculate or comment on Mr. Paterno's relationship to this investigation."

"What he did, what he didn't do, Joe Paterno, you guys can decide. Most of this stuff is in the presentment," State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said. "But that's not the point here. The point is, we have the president, the athletic director, I mean the actual top people and that's who we have charged."

The Freeh report, based on an investigation led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, suggested that Spanier knew about some of the Sandusky allegations and did not go to police. Spanier's lawyers have called the Freeh report a myth and said Spanier would have taken action if he knew a predator like Sandusky was on campus.

Main Players In The Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal

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A child sex abuse scandal has rocked State College, Pa., and taken down Penn State University's president, athletic director, a senior vice president and a football coach with more than 400 victories in four decades on the job.

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